Proofreader’s Symbols

Description Symbol Example

make capital the car raced down the street.

add something The car raced down street.

make lower case The Car raced down the street.

take something out The car raced down the the street.

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The cor raced down the street.

indent The car raced down the street.

add end punctuation ! ? The car raced down the street

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Proofreading Worksheet

Simple Solutions© Proofreading Worksheet

1. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “make capital” to fix the sentence.

tomorrow, julie and i will make brownies.

2. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “add something” to fix the sentence.

Althea Gibson was first African American to win the Female

Athlete of the Year Award.

3. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “make lower case” to fix the sentence.

The Boys placed their skateboards on the ramp.

4. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “take something out” to fix the sentence.

I like to to swim and play golf.

5. Use the proofreader’s symbols for “check spelling” to correct two errors in the sentence.

In 1984, Oprah Winfrey became the fist African-American woman to co-anchor the news in Nashville, Tennassee.

6. Write what each proofreader’s symbol means.

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Simple Solutions© Proofreading Worksheet

7. Use proofreader’s symbols to correct the sentence.

no, bailey, don’t go go neer the fire!

8. Rewrite the sentences below correctly.

Both Oprah Winfrey and Bessie Coleman described their

Childhoods difficult

Please tell maria to to get her coat hat.

9. Use proofreader’s symbols to fix these sentences. Rewrite each sentence correctly.

Mr. seufer teaches computer programming at the unaversity

my couzin wendy is a surgeon in in california

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Simple Solutions© Proofreading Worksheet

1. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “make capital” to fix the sentence.

tomorrow, julie and i will make brownies.

2. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “add something” to fix the sentence.

Althea Gibson was first African American to win the Female

Athlete of the Year Award.

3. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “make lower case” to fix the sentence.

The Boys placed their skateboards on the ramp.

4. Use the proofreader’s symbol for “take something out” to fix the sentence.

I like to to swim and play golf.

5. Use the proofreader’s symbols for “check spelling” to correct two errors in the sentence.

In 1984, Oprah Winfrey became the fist African American woman to co-anchor the news in Nashville, Tennassee.

6. Write what each proofreader’s symbol means.

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make lower case

take something out

add something

add end punctuation (period)

check spelling

make capital

Simple Solutions© Proofreading Worksheet

7. Use proofreader’s symbols to correct the sentence.

no, bailey, don’t go go neer the fire!

8. Rewrite the sentences below correctly.

Both Oprah Winfrey and Bessie Coleman described their

Childhoods difficult

Please tell maria to to get her coat hat.

9. Use proofreader’s symbols to fix these sentences. Rewrite each sentence correctly.

Mr. seufer teaches computer programming at the unaversity

my couzin wendy is a surgeon in in california

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and

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Both Oprah Winfrey and Bessie Coleman described their

childhoods as difficult.

Please tell Maria to get her coat and hat.

Mr. Seufer teaches computer programming at the university.

My cousin Wendy is a surgeon in California.

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